Legal Opinion
Kennard v. Mabry
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 17, 1890No. 7570PublishedCited by 13 opinions
Appeal from Johnson. Tried below before Hon, J. M. Hall.
1Opinion of the Court
STAYTON, Chief Justice.
Heard, Allen & Floore held the prom*154issory note of T. M. Westbrook for $7500, on which M. L. Kennard was surety, and to indemnify the latter against loss Westbrook executed to him a mortgage on the land in controversy, as well as on cattle of about the value of $7000.
In June, 1886, to enable Westbrook to negotiate a loan of $4000 from the Texas Loan Agency, Kennard released his mortgage on the land, retaining, however, his mortgage on the cattle.
Westbrook secured the loan and mortgaged the land to secure it, the mortgage being in the form of a trust deed, with power to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mann v. Wallis, Landes & Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1890
- Spencer v. RosenthallTexas Supreme Court · 1882
- Henderson v. MorrillTexas Supreme Court · 1854
- Young v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1863
- Haseltine v. EspeyOregon Supreme Court · 1886
3Cited by13 opinions
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